A suspect in Australian golfer Robert Allenby’s alleged kidnapping and bashing in Hawaii has been seen on CCTV footage using the golfer’s credit card to buy alcohol, Honolulu police say.

They say they have the footage of the man buying two bottles of alcohol in Waikiki and are considering it the strongest lead so far.

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“Whoever did it is definitely still around, still in town,” Allenby said.

Allenby says he was knocked out, robbed and thrown into the boot of a car after being separated from a friend at a Honolulu wine bar on Friday night.

He paid a special tribute to a homeless woman who he says helped him as he was being harassed by other homeless people after being dumped out of the car 10 kilometres from the wine bar.

“I was very fortunate, a homeless lady pretty much saved my life,” Allenby said.

But a person claiming to be the homeless woman says she found the 43-year-old only one block from the wine bar, bloodied, confused and arguing with two men.

She told the Nine Network that Allenby asked her to use his one remaining credit card to withdraw $US500 to pay the men to get his wallet back.

When the men became aggressive, she said a former soldier arrived at the scene and intervened, helping Allenby back to his hotel.

She has also spoken to police.

Allenby believes attack targeted

In a statement on Sunday, Allenby says while he has no memory of the attack, he believes it was targeted.

The Australian pro golfer is recovering from the assault, which resulted in large facial abrasions.

“Medically, I thankfully didn’t suffer anything major beyond some bumps and bruises that will take a bit of time to heal,” Allenby said.

The Victorian golfer suffered large abrasions to his face in the attack but scans have cleared him of any serious facial or head injuries and he is hopeful of being cleared to fly in the next day or two.

He went to the wine bar after missing the cut in the Sony Open in Honolulu and says he was at the same bar the night before.

Allenby is expected to play in the Humana Challenge in California this week, but says he doesn’t know when he’ll next hit the golf course.

“The chances of me playing are very slim, but I’m just taking it one day at a time.”